Destination: Mexico

Mexico - Week 15

Wed, 7 Jan 2009 | By hellie_and_bracey | Views [756]

We were up before the crack of dawn on Sun 28th Dec to catch the 5.30am bus from Placencia to Dangriga. In Dangriga we changed buses and immediately left for Belmopan, Belize's capital. After only a few minutes wait there we caught another bus to ... Read more >

Gallery: Merida and Cancun

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By shelleytravels | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Puebla and Cholula

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By gemma | Photo Gallery

San Cristobal

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1127]

We arrived in San Cristobal midday. While Carol minded the packs at the bus station, Kent went looking for lodgings. There are HEAPS of tourists here, many seem to be from Europe and the prices of the hostels and hotels are priced accordingly :o( Kent ... Read more >

Gallery: San Cristobal

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Puebla and Cholula

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 | By gemma | Views [896]

Our big Christmas trip started in Puebla and Cholula.  We had a long drive with an unintentional detour through Mexico City and a couple of traffic jams but we made it!  We got to Puebla in the afternoon and had a littl wander round and grabbed some ... Read more >

Meckiiiiiiiiico

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 | By loundyl | Views [250]

Well as is my usual rubbishness at updating you all I am sitting writing about Mexico in an internet cafe in Midtown Manhattan! And there is a whole lot to write I tell you, but I have to be careful what I say as we are making a formal complaint to a ... Read more >

Tuxtla Gutierrez

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [886]

We arrived in Tuxtla early in the morning after having a sleep on the bus (a 10 hour overnight trip) but still felt a bit shattered so took the first hotel room we found (the Grand Hotel Olimpa at 140p) and immediately crashed for a few hours. In the ... Read more >

Oaxaca City

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [972]

We took an overnight bus from Mexico City to Oaxaca (pronounced waHAka), it was the slowest and cheapest bus we could find and was still better than most of the buses in NZ! It cost us 248 pesos each for a 10 hour trip. We arrived about 7.30am, and ... Read more >

Gallery: Oaxaca city

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Mexico City

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [948]

We managed to find an hotel a couple of blocks out from the zocalo for 130p a night which was just great. Amazingly the zocalo was blocked off from all traffic over christmas so we didn´t have any bother getting about and we think that tons of Mexicans ... Read more >

HOLBOX,MEXICO

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By kerry42 | Views [675]

This is my 20th trip to Mexico, a 3 hour flight from the Icey Cold States to the warmth of Paradise a great geographical escape!! STL to CUN INTL Airport. Stay in Cuncun 1 night hitched a ADO bus to Holbox which is 3 hours Northwest of Cancun a very ... Read more >

Tags: aqua, beaches, birds, fish, gems, peaceful, seashell, sunsets, whale

Gallery: Mexico Cuidad

Thu, 25 Dec 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Photo Gallery

Arriving in Mexico City

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [998]

We arrive in Mexico City after 2 hours on the bus, this is so fast that we have to check with the driver that we are actually here. Inside the huge terminal we find an official (safe) taxi cubicle (because trying to use any other transport in this huge ... Read more >

Zitacuaro

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1096]

The next day the bus we caught to Zitacuaro happened to have the same conductor as yesterday, he was a young man and was quite insolent to Carol who refused to speak to him. We tried to complain about him at the bus depot in Zitacuaro but our lack ... Read more >